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Hi Folks Four nice 45s for the collection and playlist. Usual drill – postage to be added (I normally send special delivery – under £100 value, 1st class signed for). Overseas – let me know where you are. I send tracked and signed for. Paypal F&F (or please add 4% to cover my fees). (1) The Chimes – “The Beginning Of My Life” (Down To Earth) EX £80 ***SOLD*** (2) The Ebonies – “You Got What I Want” (Midwest) VG+ £120 (3) The Springers – “(I Want You) Every Night And Day” (Ves-Thad) EX £150 (4) The Vipers – “Little Miss Sweetness” (Duchess) EX £80

That coincides just about to when Shifty sold up his big big ticket stuff, stepped away from the 100 Club, the 'major' venues and rarities, going back to his scooter rally roots.

Agree 100%. And that list doesn't include so many of his bigger plays over the years.

A fine selection from my boxes all keenly priced. No extended holds please. Paypal F&F please (or please add to cover my fees) - bank transfer also OK. Postage to be added (special delivery £8 – overseas depending on location). (1) Buddy Ace – “Pleasing You” (Paula WD) EX £100 (2) Cam Cameron - "They Say" (Capri) EX £175 (3) The Chimes – “The Beginning Of My Life” (Down To Earth) EX £100 (4) The Ebonies – “You Got What I Want” (Midwest) EX £150 (5) Ernie King - "Too Hot To Hold" (Mercury) VG+/EX £250 rare 45 with this fantastic gritty dancer only on the issue (6) Joey Irving & The Just Us - "There's A Man" (Golden Music) VG £200 ***SOLD*** Just Us - There's A Man.mp3 BARGAIN! no pic sleeve with this some pops etc but plays well enough with no major dramas - check out the soundfile (7) Lee Mitchell - "Love Of My Baby" (HL&M) EX £200 brilliant gritty funk-edged dancer - seldom comes up for sale (8 ) Nadine Brown - "Leave Me Alone" (Perfection Sound Studios) VG+ £400 ***SOLD*** brilliant, rare funky 70s dancer, ridiculously cheap (9) Shades Of Black - "Mystery Of Black" (Julmar) EX/VG+ £300 ***SOLD*** very rare funk number - perfect for the Rhthym Soul & Funk dancefloors superb 45 in lovely condition, ridiculously cheap

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A brace of Boola Boola's and a couple of other lovely 45s. All reluctant sales making way for a massive want. Paypal F&F please (or please add to cover my fees) - bank transfer also OK. Postage to be added. (1) The Natural Four - "Hanging On To A Lie" (Boola Boola) VG £300 ***SOLD*** plays well - some pops and clicks but genuinely nothing to get over excited about and priced accordingly (2) The Natural Four - "I Thought You Were Mine" (Boola Boola) VG+/VG £450 ***SOLD*** the version for many folk borderline VG+/VG and plays nicely - no real issues (3) Cam Cameron - "They Say" (Capri) EX £200 beautiful record on the yellow variant (4) Ernie King - "Too Hot To Hold" (Mercury) VG+/EX £300 rare 45 with this fantastic gritty dancer only on the issue

Postage to be added. Paypal F&F (or please add to cover my fees). Johnny McCall - "I Need You" (Alteen) EX/VG+ £1100 REDUCED TO £950 Nice clean copy (slight ringwear) of this in-demand rarity.

Here's some rare 45s for your consideration. Postage is extra and payment please by PayPal F&F (or please add to cover my fees) or bank transfer. (1) The Blenders - "Cause I Love You" (Le Sage) VG+ £350 ***SOLD*** stunningly good, rare mid tempo atmospheric 60s harmony (2) Joey Irving & The Just Us - "There's A Man" (Golden Music) VG £300 NOW £250 no picture sleeve with this - some pops etc but I've played this out numerous times with no issues (3) Lee Mitchell - "Love Of My Baby" (HL&M) EX £300 NOW £250 brilliant gritty funk-edged dancer - seldom comes up for sale (4) Nadine Brown - "Leave Me Alone" (Perfection Sound Studios) VG+ £500 NOW £450 brilliant, rare funky 70s dancer (5) Shades Of Black - "Mystery Of Black" (Julmar) EX/VG+ £400 NOW £350 very rare funk number - perfect for the Rhthym Soul & Funk dancefloors - a superb 45 in lovely condition

Rock bottom bargain prices on these two in beautiful condition. Postage to be added. Paypal F&F please (or add to cover my fees) (1) Greater Experience - "Don't Forget To Remember" (Colony) EX £500 ***SOLD*** proper original - top drawer oldie (2) Chuck Strong - "I Got To Change My Way Of Living" (Aduwa) EX £150 ***SOLD*** current funk-edged in-demander at a bargain price and looks lovely

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Hi All Here's 5 superb 45s in nice condition ready for your playbox. Postage to be added - Paypal F&F please (or add to cover my fees). (1) The Ambassadors - "I Need Someone" (Uptown WD) EX/M- £150 ***SOLD*** (2) Chuck Strong - "I Got To Change My Way Of Living" (Aduwa) EX £200 (3) Delorise Berry - "No Other Girl" (Gator) EX/M- £200 (4) Jimmy Norman - "I'm Leaving (this old town)" (Mercury WD) VG+/EX £150 ***SOLD*** (5) Philharmonics - "I Need, I Need Your Love" (Soulin) VG+/EX £150 ***SOLD***

Two rippers going for bargain prices. Postage to be added. Paypal F&F (or add to cover my fees). (1) The Greater Experience - "Don't Forget To Remember" (Colony) EX £600 (2) The Jades - "I Know The Feelin" (Poncello) EX/M- £400 ***SOLD***

Four nice lower-priced 45s - couple of yellow labels, couple of greens. Great sounds. Paypal F&F please (or add to cover my fees) - postage to be added. (1) Billy Jackson - "TCB (Taking Care of Business)" (Brunswick demo) EX (wol) £20 ***SOLD*** storming dancer (2) Tyrone Ashley - "I Want My Baby Back" (Phil LA of Soul) VG/VG+ £20 would be VG+ but for a bit of a scuff (3) The Futures - "Our Thing" (Amjo) VG/VG+ £20 ***SOLD*** great record - again, would be VG+ and plays great (4) Lee Shot Williams - "It Ain't Me No More" (PM) VG/VG+ £60 the label to have - another would be VG+ but for a bit of marking flip has a very small sticker and some label bubbling around the centre

Charlie Brown - "The Whole World Is Watching" (Checker DJ) VG/VG+ (wol) - £90 plus postage ***SOLD*** Tough 45 and a storming, atmospheric gospel dancer with huge potential to cross over to main room dancefloors. Strong VG grade which plays great. Paypal F&F please (or add to cover my fees) or bank transfer.

The Greater Experience - "Don't Forget To Remember" (Colony) EX £700 + postage Lovely condition on this rare classic Northern. Bank transfer or PayPal F&F please (or please add to cover my fees) - postage to be added (£8 UK special delivery).

Two to go. Postage to be added. Paypal F&F (or please add extra to cover my fees) or bank transfer please. (1) The Jades - "I Know The Feelin" (Poncello) EX/M- £500 This copy is not off centre like many; tough 45 - reluctant sale (2) Andre Scott - "Shadows Knows" (Neely) VG- £200 ***SOLD*** Andre Scott - Shadow Knows.mp3 Want something the others don't have then give it a listen! Very obscure and rare, funk-edged Chicago R&B with bags of potential Discogs/Ebay only a couple of times - only play trace is Mr Fine Wine's show last year Fortunate to bag a really nice copy, hence this is spare - won't come up often though

Such a wholesome, family oriented scene.

Prices? Gradings?

Original of course. Please PM. Thanks folks.

A few bangers and obscurities, reluctantly listed to fund recent purchases. No extended holds please - quick payment needed. Postage is to be added. Paypal F&F (or please add extra to cover my fees) or bank transfer. (1) Andre Scott - "Shadows Knows" (Neely) VG- £200 very obscure and rare funk-edged Chicago R&B with bags of potential only gone through Discogs/Ebay a couple of time - only play trace is Mr Fine Wine's show last year fortunate to bag a really nice copy, hence this is spare - won't come up often though Andre Scott - Shadow Knows.mp3 (2) Baby Love - "Is Your Love Real" (De Mo Rr Is) VG £100 ***SOLD*** Gospel Bob favourite - uptempo funky R&B, dancefloor dynamite on its 1st release label Copies have dried up and is now not an easy one to track down Bags of potential to cross over to mainstream Northern dancefloors Plays great (3) Henry Ford - "I Love You, And Need You" (Starfall) EX/M- £150 ***SOLD*** Brilliant Chicago funky soul, again with excellent potential to crossover to more traditional Northern dancefloors (4) The Jades - "I Know The Feelin" (Poncello) EX/M- £500 Old tape 80s/90s tape swappers fave, now rightly held up for being a tough one - reluctant sale (5) King Earnest - "You Gonna Miss Me" / "The Soul Stroke" (Sonic) VG+ £300 ***SOLD*** Awesome double-side dancer for funk-edged and trad Northern dancefloors Couple of minor surface scuffs on "Miss" side keep this copy off an EX grading (6) Lee Jones & the Unforgotten Two - "I Got To See My Baby" (Kris) VG £150 ***SOLD*** Rare and obscure vocal/instrumental gritty mid tempo R&B/Northern - won't see this again in a hurry Lee Jones - I Got To See My Baby.mp3 (7) Oliver Christian - "Dissatisfied Man" (Legrand) EX £500 ***SOLD*** Slight departure from the other items listed, an absolutely superb funk-edged 70s dancer in top condition (8) Soul Explosives - "Tryin To Get Down" EX £250 ***SOLD*** As gritty and raw as it gets - deep funk classic reissued in 2016, here on rare original (9) Spencer Jackson Family - "We Have Decided" (Pyramid East) VG+/EX slt ringwear £250 ***SOLD*** This is a remake (there were many!!) of their Zulu release under a slightly different title - better version IMHO Also rarer than the Zulu version - very seldom turns up and is not on YouTube etc Spencer Jackson Family - We Have Decided.mp3

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James Dockery - "My Faith In You Is All Gone" (Soul Craft) VG- £300 *****SOLD***** James Dockery - My Faith In You Is All Gone.mp3 Very seldom seen for sale, original 60s red label, NOT the 1970 blue label remake. Powerhouse of a tune - Keb, Stafford spin with plenty of scope for revival in main rooms and at the more open-minded venues. Labels are messy, as you can see. Vinyl looks well used but the record plays pretty damn good Upgraded this copy, hence the sale Paypal F&F (or please add 4% to cover my fees) or bank transfer. Thanks.

A few reluctant sales to cover ‘other things’. Postage to be added folks. Paypal F&F (or 4% to be added to cover my fees) or bank transfer. (1) Barbara Randolph – “Ten Or Eleven Towns To Go” (LHI promo) EX light ringwear £150 ****SOLD**** Superb record with massive potential, not widely-known and with dancefloor appeal (2) Carol Anderson – “It Shouldn’t Happen To A Dog” / “Holding On” VG/VG+ £100 ‘Dog’ is VG+ / ‘Holding’ is VG but both sides play nice enough and labels are clean (3) Carol Woods & The Executives – “Heart Breaker” (Perfecto 7) VG+ £350 ****SOLD**** (4) Johnny Summers – “I’m Still Yours” (Yorktown) VG+/EX £300 Few minor clicks on intro – nothing dramatic but thought it should be mentioned Total bargain

Charnessa & The Charmettes - "Personal Woman" and "I Can Feel My Love Comin' Down" - VG/VG+ £150 Charnessa & The Charmettes - I Can Feel My Love Comin Down.mp3 Charnessa & The Charmettes - Personal Woman.mp3 One of the tough Atco numbers - very nice early 70s Sam Dees productions "Personal Woman" has plenty of dancefloor potential Vinyl looks VG+ but is on the weaker side towards VG Copies have sold at £300/400 - bargain price on this Postage to be added (£7 for UK special delivery - £12 oversea) - Paypal F&F or please add 4% to cover fees.